NEWS

The Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant for oil and LPG households has just risen to £9,000. Here's what's changed, who qualifies, and why now is the time to act.

Plug-in solar panels are coming to the UK – and they could change the game for anyone who rents, lives in a flat, or simply doesn't have a suitable roof for rooftop solar. No scaffolding, no planning permission, no fuss. Here's our complete guide to how it works, what it costs, and what it means for you.

Low Carbon Hub is extending our community-based energy planning approach, first developed for the Eynsham Primary Substation Area (PSA) for a very different setting: Cowley Local. A place of contrasts Cowley Local is one of Oxfordshire’s most complex and contrasting places. It includes the two most deprived neighbourhoods in the county, both within the 10% […]

The Community Action Plan for Zero-Carbon Energy (CAPZero) is showing what good partnership looks like in practice. Across West Oxfordshire, communities, businesses, local authorities and organisations are taking practical steps towards a more sustainable community together, and the results are tangible. Here we look at what the project achieved in its second year.   Unlocking investment in local businesses  Working in partnership with Energy Solutions Oxfordshire […]

The tools are there. The information is there. In many cases, the funding is there too. The only thing missing is taking that first step to make your home warmer and more energy efficient.

Thanks to the incredible support of 368 investors from across the UK, we have raised  £971,023 in community shares to help fund the UK’s first co-located, community-owned battery at Ray Valley Solar. Our latest share offer, hosted on the Ethex ethical investment platform, closed on 26 June having reached 194% of it’s target – almost […]

We were recently joined by a number of our lovely investors for a tour of Ray Valley Solar Park in North Oxfordshire, where we found out more about the fascinating history of the site. Looking at Ray Valley today, you might not immediately think of Roman soldiers drilling in formation, or Saxon monks tending to […]

It is with huge sadness that we have to communicate the death of our wonderful colleague, Professor Malcolm McCulloch, last Friday. Malcolm came to Oxford from Witwatersrand University in South Africa in 1993. He created the Energy and Power Research Group here and did some truly amazing and highly technical innovation work – he was […]

We’re proud to announce that Low Carbon Hub is sponsoring the 2026 Oxford Climate Awards, an initiative by Oxford City Council and the Oxford Mail celebrating the people and organisations across Oxfordshire who are taking action on climate change. We’re sponsoring two categories: the Climate Action Champion Award and Sustainable Medium Business of the Year. […]

We’re thrilled to share that the Community Energy Fund share offer surpassed its initial £500,000 target. Thank you to everyone who has invested. All funds will be used for a genuinely groundbreaking project: the first community-owned battery storage project. But we’re not stopping there. The offer remains open for over-raising up to £1.2 million, and […]

We have some exciting news: two organisations have stepped up to provide £60,000 in match funding to back our Ray Valley Solar battery share offer. We Have the POWER have contributed £30,000, and another institutional funder has committed a further £30,000. This means the next £60,000 invested will be matched pound for pound, instantly doubling […]

Oxfordshire County Council has launched a public consultation on a new draft policy for community benefit contributions and shared ownership of clean energy projects and we’re asking everyone in our community to take part. The policy, developed in partnership with community energy groups including Low Carbon Hub, and with input from other key organisations like council officers, parish councils and landowners, sets out how developers […]